Publications Catalog

In an effort to address the persistent and widespread problem of hazardous drinking on college campuses, NIAAA assembled a Task Force on College Drinking made up of distinguished educators, alcohol researchers, and students. The materials below are part of the Task Force's effort to make research-based information on this issue available to all individuals with an interest in the health and well being of college students.

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College Materials Kit

This kit contains a single copy of every publication released by the Task
Force on College Drinking. The kit will support researchers, college presidents,
parents, students and community leaders as they come together in addressing
this problem. The publications, created as complements to each other, are
as follows:

A Call To Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges
(description below)

High Risk Drinking in College: What We Know and What We Need To Learn
(description below)

How To Reduce High-Risk College Drinking: Use Proven Prevention Strategies,
Fill Research Gaps (description below)

What Parents Need To Know About College Drinking (description below)

What Peer Educators And Resident Advisors (RAs) Need To Know About
College Drinking (description below)

What College Presidents Need To Know About College Drinking (description
below)

Reducing Alcohol Problems On Campus: A Guide To Planning and Evaluation
(description below)

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

CD-ROM

One-page website slick (full-color 8.5 in. x 11in.)

One-page materials slick (full-color 8.5 in. x 11in.)

The CD-ROM and Journal of Studies on Alcohol are only available
by purchasing the College Materials Kit.

The CD-ROM contains full text all of the publications on a single disk.

The Journal of Studies on Alcohol is a special supplement that
contains 18 commissioned papers of scholary research on the problems of college drinking. It lays the foundation for the Task Forces panel reports. (181pp.)

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College Materials “Mini” Kit

This “mini” kit contains three of the Task Force on College Drinking
publications:

A Call To Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges (description below)

High Risk Drinking in College: What We Know and What We Need to Learn (description below)

How to Reduce High-Risk College Drinking: Use Proven Prevention Strategies,
Fill Research Gaps (description below)

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#COL014 | $9.00 each |
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A Call To Action: Changing The Culture
of Drinking At U.S. Colleges

The Report is the summary document of the Task Force on College Drinking.
It reflects the concerns of college presidents, students, parents, and
college communities nationwide about the consequences of high-risk student
drinking. It describes a new understanding of dangerous drinking behavior
by college students and it consequences for both drinkers and nondrinkers.
Outlined in the report are a series of recommendations to be implemented
by colleges, universities, researchers and NIAAA. This 51-page report
uses quotes, text boxes, bullets, charts and pictures.

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Panel Reports

The Task Force on College Drinking created two panels composed of college presidents,
administrators, alcohol researchers, and students. Each panel produced a report
that reviewed the scientific literature, identified gaps in knowledge, and recommended
promising directions for future research.

High Risk Drinking in College: What
We Know and What We Need To Learn is the report
produced by the Panel on Contexts and Consequences. It examines the
current situation regarding alcohol consumption among college students
and defines parameters, magnitude, and characteristics of problem drinking
in college. (62pp.)

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#COL006 | $5.00 each |
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How To Reduce High-Risk College Drinking:
Use Proven Prevention Strategies, Fill Research Gaps
is the report produced by the Panel on Prevention and Treatment. It
identifies a number of strategies that colleges and universities could
use to reduce excessive high-risk college drinking and offers commentary
of their effectiveness. (52pp.)

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#COL007 | $5.00 each |
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Reducing Alcohol Problems On Campus:
A Guide To Planning and Evaluation

This 22-page planning and evaluation handbook provides direction for
program planners on how to incorporate research into the planning process.
College administrators and program staff will learn how to maximize
the impact of any prevention strategy and monitor any intervention's
implementation and local impact.

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Brochures

All brochures are colorful, easy to read, and designed for easy distribution
and storage.

What Parents Need To Know About College
Drinking is a 9-page brochure highlighting practical
information from "A Call To Action" that parents can use in
choosing a college for their son or daughter, and to help parents better
understand campus culture.

What Peer Educators And Resident
Advisors (RAs) Need To Know About College Drinking
is an 11-page brochure to help peer educators and RAs understand the
extent of this problem, speak knowledgeably about it, and be proactive
in taking steps to address it at their school.

What College Presidents Need To Know
About College Drinking is a 12-page brochure to
enable college and university presidents to be proactive in addressing
the culture of alcohol on their campus and to help them speak more confidently
about the extent and nature of the problem.